Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-13

ments are eoualized. With the valuation of
1850 as a basis. and these facts in addition. IL
would appear that the Rancho del Paso should
be assessed at not less than 81 600, 900.
This tract is now in litigation, Samuel Norris
having brought action for the recovery of the
entire piece. The case is before the United
states supreme Court on appeal, with no prob
ability of being heard within three wears. This
would be likely to act as a bar against any pres-
ent transfer of the property even il the owner
were disposed TO sell
NAToMA TRACT
The lands on the south side of the American
river lying say east and southeast of the city, so
lar as examined, we find are assessed much
higher in proportion than are the large pieces
already referred to. Here the rule ouof.d nv
MI Frost of assessing the property at from 60 to
10 per cent. OF It's cash value seems to have heen
more generally followed. although In some in.
stances the other extreme has been reached
and the property assessed higher than any one
WI pay Ior II: There Is however one notable
exception to this that has come under onr oh.
servation-the property of the Natoma Water
Company, near Folsom. 1t is on the line of the
Sacramento and Placerville railroad, and runs
down to the American river, the CardwelI tract
being opposite. The Natoma Company owns
S.6T acres, which is assessed for $50. or
Sill o. per acre: The following facts are offered
as az; ainoTdlng basis for approximate valuation
OF the land: There are over 1900 acres planted
to vines, most them bearing finely. Various
disinterested parties have placed valuation on
tins Land ri bare OF vinesl, the lowest being SEQ
NJ
largement OF the vineyard contemplated bv the
preceding managers and the present ones as
well as from actual information, it would appear
that most of the entire tract is equally yalnehIe
for vineyard as that already planted None OF
the S,671 acres, 1t is stated by Deputy Assessor
familiar with the entire district, is infe Tor 10
the foothill lands between Loomis and Auburn,
which command from s25 to 500 Der acre
Your committee feels constrained to call atten.
ton to this apparently low assessment. although
made on magnificently improved property
W ms arah 10 affl IL
the development of the county in demonstrat
ing its capabilities. Our duties allow us no dis.
cretion in discriminating in assessments be.
tween those lands improved for the general
good and those VIII ch are not-nor would it be
just for the purposes of this inquiry so to do II
IS probable that the low assessment on the
Cardweil tract opposite has much to do with
the figure fixed on the Natoma property.
The following pieces of land adoin the Ma.
toma property on the south, and they are as
sessed per acre as here indicated: J. OToole
AZ acres, SIS; Geo; Hanlon. 4l2 acres, S25; s.
Dowden, 1872 acres, SIS; D. W. Taylor, 80 acres
$50; Peter Bush, 400 acres, s12; George Shear
man, 7SS acres, IS 20. Concerning tie value Of
these pieces we have not acquired definite in
formation. They are probably assessed at prices
corresponding to the respective quarter sections
of the Natoma tract opposite them.
Inc Ney tract, consisting of 4,0Ol acres, very
| close to the Natoma vineyard property, is as
| sessed at S464S5 or Sll 81 per acres cent.
more than the Natoma land The Ney tract i.
declared by the Deputy Assessor before quoted
| and by other parties as welD to be wheat land
and inferior to the Natoma tract He saws
however that il is assessed too low-that 81 81
| per acre would be about right. There would
therefore, appear to be considerable equaliza
| ton necessary in the matter of the Natoms
property.
W. W. Brison has ASS acres in Granite Town
ship, and close to the Natoma property, assessed
| at 81 30. We learn that $50 per acre has beer
offered and refused for this land. Its proximit!
| to the Natoma property is perhaps the reason o
| the low assessment